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THEATRE 152:
ACTING I
Learn about your own creativity as you explore the basics in the
actor's toolbox. You'll create your own short scenes and present
a short scripted scene.
THEATRE
241A: THE THEATRE EXPERIENCE: introductory audience-oriented examination
of the elements of theatre and their historical development through
study of plays and performances; emphasis will be directed to actually
experiencing live theatre. Attendance at
performances is required.
THEATRE
246: STAGE COMBAT: This course trains performers in techniques for
creating believable and safe stage combat. Techniques will involve
falling, landing, hand-to-hand combat and various weapons, resulting
in fully staged fights by the endof the course.
THEATRE
252 : ACTING II : Basic
introduction to principles of acting, which may be applied to stage
and media, and application of various techniques through exercises,
improvisations, and performances of short scenes.
THEATRE
320: AUDITIONING TECHNIQUE: Course will examine practical audition
skills and provide an orientation to the tools of procuring
professional auditions, including head shots and resumes. Emphasis
will be placed on effectively selecting and preparing pieces for
stage, film and
television.
COMM/THEATRE
348: ACTING FOR THE CAMERA: Course will examine the process of building
characters for the camera, and the ways in which the conventions
of the stage are adapted for the film or video audience.
THEATRE
352: ACTING III: Study
of and experimentation with various theories concerning the preparation
of roles and special performance characteristics of different styles,
types of drama. Considerable attention is directed toward scene
study.
THEATRE
449W: SCRIPT AND PERFORMANCE ANALYSIS: Approaches script and performance
analysis by
examining the separate elements of action, character, language,
music, spectacle or “mise en scene” in order to discover
play spine and style as a basis for staging the play. Also examines
the
method of “scoring a role” or finding character motivations
in relation to overall play spine.
THEATRE
472: ACTING V - MASK WORK
Movement is the core of the actor’s process. It is therefore
vitally important that actors develop a heightened sense of the
body in stillness and in motion. This course utilizes the techniques
of Feldenkrais, Alexander, Le Coq and Laban to explore, reveal and
refine the communicative possibilities of the body through psychological
and kinesthetic awareness. Utilizing the Neutral Mask, we identify
each actor’s connection to time and space, using the knowledge
gained to reshape and repurpose the internal gestures that lead
to external gestures.
THEATRE
489: METHODS OF TEACHING THEATRE: Focuses on conceptual foundations
of theatre education
including its history, and on methods and materials for classroom
instruction and theatrical rehearsals and performances.
THEATRE
490: THEATRE EDUCATION PRACTICUM
THEATRE
499: SENIOR PROJECT : Prerequisite: senior standing as theatre major
and approval of department chair. Completion of a paper during a
student’s senior year related to a major project in the student’s
interest area. Topic to be selected under the direction of an instructor
with conferences as appropriate.
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THEATRE
244: INTRODUCTION TO PRODUCTION DESIGN.
Learn how theatre and film designers make the journey from the
page to the production. You will learn how to build your own set
model, design costumes, create a small lighting design, and complete
a sound project.
COMM/THEA
271: INTRODUCTION TO DIGITAL FILMMAKING
COURSE DESCRIPTION:
Introduction to Digital Filmmaking offers an opportunity for the
beginning filmmaker to experience the digital filmmaking process
from script to screen and offers this opportunity to students
earlier in their studies at Old Dominion University to better
prepare them for advanced production course work.
COMM/THEATRE
321: PRODUCTION MANAGEMENT FOR TELEVISION AND STAGE :This course
will assist students in
understanding the elements of production
management both in television and on stage. The course emphasizes
organizational and
communication skills; technical production
knowledge; professional rehearsal and
performance protocol according to the rules of AEA, AFTRA and
SAG as well as basic
production budgeting and scheduling.
COMM/THEATRE
330: THE SHORT SCRIPT
This course is designed to introduce the student to the fundamentals
of short script structure as well as the techniques necessary
to draft a competitive level festival script.
THEATRE
345: SCENOGRAPHIC DESIGN: This course will explore advanced principles
of design for the stage in the areas of scenery. The process will
include the application of various artistic styles to stage production.
COMM/
THEATRE 346: SCREENWRITING I
This is a beginning course devoted to the development of the screenplay.
Students learn the mechanics as well as the "art"of
crafting a story for the screen.
COMM/
THEATRE 370 THE VIDEO PROJECT
A studio course that presents an opportunity for the student to
explore and understand the technical aspects of narrative digital
film production. The course is organized to allow the student
to experience the entire process of developing projects for the
camera (scripting through the finished film).
THEATRE
395: LONDON THEATRE TOUR for students who have registered with
the ODU studies abroad programs only. Additional costs are applicable
for this course.
COMM/THEATRE
446: DIRECTING FOR THE CAMERA: This course seeks to provide
students with fundamental principles and practical techniques
of directing the narrative fiction film: script development and
analysis, production planning, shot composition and framing, and
working with actors and crew.
COMM/THEATRE
471W: INTERNATIONAL FILM HISTORY: An examination of world cinema
as a technology, a business, an
institution, and an art form from its inception to the present.
Emphasis is on the narrative fiction film, its technological and
aesthetic development, economic organization, and socio-cultural
context. Representative classic and contemporary works will be
screened and analyzed.
COMM/THEATRE
482:SCREENWRITING II: Students explore visual storytelling through
the theories guiding character development, narrative construction,
thematic layers, scene analysis, and many more. Students participate
in a variety of critical and writing exercises to enhance their
knowledge of the craft of screenwriting.
COMM/THEATRE
495: NON-TRADITIONAL ANIMATION METHODS: Students will explore
the animation techniques connected to stop-motion animation &
claymation using non-traditional materials.
COMM/THEATRE
495: LONDON THEATRE TOUR.
for students who have registered with the ODU studies abroad
programs only. Additional costs are applicable for this course.
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